POD

• POD expert witness: Provided expert testimony regarding reasonable royalty rates in a print-on-demand patent infringement case. (Wholesale15)
• POD expert witness: Provided expert testimony regarding industry supply chain practices in a suit against a self-publishing company. (Wholesale16)
• POD implementation: For Barnes & Noble implemented a centralized print-on-demand operation with the capacity to print 45,000 books per month. (retail3)
• Public domain ePublishing strategy: Founded a print-on-demand and eBook publishing entity that has more than 1,500 titles published and being sold through online retail and wholesale channels such as bn.com and Lightning Source. Program required the development of editorial, managing editorial, rights clearance and production capabilities within a very small team with no previous experience in these functions. (retail4)
• In-store print-on-demand assessment: At Barnes & Noble directed a feasibility study of an in-store print-on-demand and kiosk-based book delivery system. Study demonstrated that insufficient content existed in appropriate format at the time to make such a system sufficiently appealing to customers to be viable. (retail5)
• Print on demand in distribution system: Integrated POD into supply chain so that customer orders would automatically split into stock sourced from warehouse and sourced from a contracted POD supplier with the option of shipping directly or returning to the distribution for consolidation. (HE10)